jhana porter is the founder and CEO of Frakktal a materials company developing plant-based polymer processes for the replacement of fossil fuel-based feedstocks, beginning with PVC. jhana shares her inspiration for starting her business, where to find the best yoga in the city, the resources she was able to find in Houston to build up her business, and recalls times she had to go to other cities to get the resources she needed to grow Frakktal.jhana explores:How yoga inspired her founder’s journey - 0:55Why good materials engineering and selections matter - 4:36Why PVC is everywhere in the built environment and where you can find it - 8:06How jhana pulls research resources from all across the country to bring its technology to market - 12:20How Frakktal’s novel material is used in a variety of flooring use cases - 16:03The Frakktal secret sauce - 20:40How to get non-dilutive funding in Houston with the Smart Resilient Cities Accelerator - 24:20Where the best Hot Yoga in Houston can be found - 29:25The different ecosystem resources entrepreneurs can find in Houston such as impactHub and the ION - 33:55The positive climate and health impact of novel materials - 37:35Where jhana would continue to seek the whitespace in novel materials development in the future - 42:10How new materials get piloted in the world - 45:27Learn more by visiting their website: frakktal.comfind jhana online at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jhanaporter/